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Yes some kids from poor backgrounds can't buy a nice car even though they are doing a law degree at Harvard and will be able to cover it no problem in 3 years time.

I think you're underestimating how poor most people are. 60% of Americans wouldn't be able to cover an unexpected bill of $500[1]. Most people just don't have any money saved, or money left at the end of the month to save any. This isn't about young people buying nice cars; it's about the majority of people buying any car. Clearly cheap credit adds to the problem, but if the ability to borrow disappeared overnight a lot of people would have tremendous difficulties.

[1] http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/pf/americans-lack-of-savings...



You've completely missed my point. The ability to borrow sets the price. This is how prices on goods are set, not by how much it costs plus a "fair profit".




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